{"id":345281,"date":"2026-07-19T14:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T14:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345281\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T14:40:08","slug":"70-guests-rescued-from-race-through-new-york-starring-jimmy-fallon-at-universal-studios-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345281\/","title":{"rendered":"70 Guests Rescued From Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon at Universal Studios Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guests were evacuated from Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon at Universal Studios Florida on Saturday, July 18. <\/p>\n<p>Ride Evacuation<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" data-caption=\"stephbuffamonte\/TikTok\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jimmy-fallon-evac-uor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1155\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jimmy-fallon-evac-uor.png\" alt=\"Guests on board the Jimmy Fallon-themed ride had to be evacuated due to a power outage. WESH 2 News received a statement from the Orlando Fire Department that 70 people were on board the air-conditioned ride in an upright position when the outage occurred. \" class=\"wp-image-1459980\"\/><\/a>stephbuffamonte\/TikTok<\/p>\n<p>Guests on board the Jimmy Fallon-themed ride had to be evacuated due to a power outage. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/orlando-firefighters-disabled-ride-universal\/73176642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">WESH 2 News<\/a> received a statement from the Orlando Fire Department that 70 people were on board the air-conditioned ride in an upright position when the outage occurred. <\/p>\n<p>Rider Shayden Leite, who was on the ride at the time of its stoppage, told the outlet that after the ride \u201cjerked suddenly,\u201d guests kept hearing the same message over and over. \u201cIt didn\u2019t feel like things were being communicated in a well manner, it was just the same thing over and over again, like, \u2018Hey, we\u2019re gonna get it fixed ASAP,&#8217;\u201d she told WESH 2 News. \u201cEventually it was, \u2018Oh, the ride may continue at any moment,\u2019 and then it turned into, \u2018OK, we\u2019re just gonna get you guys out of there.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No medical issues or complaints were reported. <\/p>\n<p>A TikTok video posted by stephbuffamonte, indicated that guests were evacuated by the Orlando Fire Department using harnesses, safety ropes, and ladders. <\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below:<\/p>\n<p>For more Universal Studios news from around the world, follow Universal Parks News Today on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniNewsToday\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversalParksNewsToday\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uninewstoday\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Instagram<\/a>. 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